Editing Mike Procter (section)

===South African domestic cricket===

Procter is the only man to twice make over 500 runs and take 50 wickets in a domestic South African season, in 1971–72 and 1972–73, when he took a then record 59 wickets in eight Currie Cup games. In 1970, he scored six successive first-class centuries for [[Rhodesia cricket team|Rhodesia]].<ref name="six">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149199.html |title=An Australian menace |access-date=7 March 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=4 March 2007}}</ref> He reached his record sixth successive century in first-class cricket playing for Rhodesia against [[Western Province cricket team|Western Province]] in 1971 and his century came at a vital time especially when Rhodesia was reeling at 5–2.<ref name="Gede-2020" /> He became only the third batsman in the world to score six first-class centuries in six consecutive innings after C. B. Fry and Don Bradman and the only South African to do so.<ref name="ESPNcricinfo-3">{{cite web |title=The lost diamond |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-lost-diamond-281289 |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He capitalized on a costly drop catch by Western Province captain [[Andre Bruyns]], who was on slip, when Procter had only scored two runs, and went on to make the most of the dropped chance by scoring 254 runs, which also turned out to be his highest-first-class score. Rhodesia went onto win that match by seven wickets.<ref name="Gede-2020">{{cite web |last=Andrews |first=Crispin |date=22 September 2020 |title=Mike Procter: His 10 Defining Moments, In His Own Words |url=https://www.wisden.com/cricket-features/mike-procter-picks-his-top-ten-moments |access-date=4 April 2025 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}</ref> 

He played for and captained South Africa in one [[South African rebel tours|unofficial "Test"]].<ref name="rebel" />